The qualification scandal that has enveloped the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has deepened. Documents obtained exclusively by Saturday PUNCH through painstaking and thorough investigations showed that the embattled senator has a Bachelor of Arts certificate in Geography from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu says she has forgiven controversial Senator Dino Melaye despite getting hurt by his action last week. Last Tuesday, Melaye, who is representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the Senate, had an altercation with Tinubu, who is also in the Senate representing Lagos Central Senatorial District. Speaking on Wednesday when members of the…
On Wednesday, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly protested against Senator Dino Melaye for insulting the former Lagos State First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, at an executive session of the Senate last week. The legislators stormed the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abuja, to register their displeasure over Melaye’s action.…
Report reaching us indicates that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is at the moment having a closed-door meeting with Senators Oluremi Tinubu and Dino Melaye. The two lawmakers have been at loggerheads lately after an altercation the erupted between them at an executive session at the Senate last week. Tinubu claimed she was insulted by…
On Monday, July 18, 2016, some women took to the streets of Lagos to demand an apology from Senator Dino Melaye for insulting his colleague, Oluremi Tinubu. They aggrieved women, who carried placards conveying various messages in Ikeja, said they were not happy that the former Lagos First Lady was ‘abused’ by the Kogi lawmaker.…
Former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has threatened to pitilessly deal with controversial federal lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, if he dares beat his (Tinubu) wife as he reported vowed on Tuesday on the floor of the Senate. On Tuesday, it was reported that Melaye threatened to ‘impregnate and beat up’ his colleague, Senator Oluremi…
**Says he’s a responsible role model and lawmaker Controversial Senator, Dino Melaye, has denied instigating impeachment moves against President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmaker from Kogi State, in a statement issued on Tuesday night described himself as a “responsible Nigerian, role model and a champion of anti-corruption and equity”, which he said his party, the All…
There was pandemonium on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday when members of the red chamber disagreed on the face-off between the Senate and the Presidency. It was reported that Melaye had called on the Senators in attendance to fight the presidency to a standstill. In his rant, he allegedly issued a wide variety…
Chairman, Senator Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dino Melaye, representing Kogi Central has alleged that there is a plan by certain individuals to doctor the Police report on the investigation of allegation of forgery levelled against the leadership of the Senate so as to make the report to indict Senate President, Bukola Saraki and…
With the worsening political situation in Kogi State, many are wondering why a notable senator from the state, Dino Melaye has been virtually absent from his state considering his habit as someone, who loves speaking on any issue. Viewed against the support he gave to the Governor, Yahaya Bello in the aftermath of the inconclusive…